Steph truly best PG in league (history?) right now, but Ben Simmons and Lonzo will be gunning for him using a completely different style.
Nobody can guard Durant when he's firing.
Pelicans might have won, except for the rolled ankle, important to keep that in mind especially when given playing away.
Wasn't Siakam subbed-in bc Anunoby was both gassed AND did something kinda stupid under the basket (like a unneeded foul)? Think that was just how it had to be, not by design or reaction to overall defense on LeBron.
Cleveland didn't win this game, Toronto lost it. They reverted back to ISO_ball in the 4th quarter when Cleveland upped the defensive effort down 7 with 7 min to play. It was like a switch had been flicked. Toronto flat out choked, turned the ball over a ton bc they stopped passing, and Lowry and DeRozan looked like idiots bc Cleveland obviously knows they are both going to try to be heroes in the end, so they just double-teamed them when they got the ball. Easy-peezy. Will Toronto's "stars" finally learn? Maybe their coach will learn just to keep the 2nd unit in to close the game, they couldn't have done any worse than Lowry and DeRozan.
Lowry looked like he was scared for his life in the last 5 minutes and during overtime.
Really not sure Toronto will win the next one, sometimes it's hard to overcome unsubstantiated fear. They are clearly the better team tho.
But their stars don't "trust the process".
Nobody is better than Larry Nance Jr. Come'on!! But yeah, Tristan was even making his foul shots, pretty impressive.